Renovations

Take notes on how these revamped spaces reinforce the wisdom of working with what you've got.

Rental Revamp: After a Breakup, an L.A. Artist Goes Bachelor Mode on a Funky Basement Flat

Rental Revamp: After a Breakup, an L.A. Artist Goes Bachelor Mode on a Funky Basement Flat

A Cutout in the Corner of This Belgian Home Leads to a New Dining Room

A Cutout in the Corner of This Belgian Home Leads to a New Dining Room

This Peruvian Home Puts a Twist on the Traditional Tudor

This Peruvian Home Puts a Twist on the Traditional Tudor

When It Rains, This Japanese Home’s Concrete Deck Becomes a Reflecting Pool

When It Rains, This Japanese Home’s Concrete Deck Becomes a Reflecting Pool

Before & After: You’d Never Guess This Tiny Oasis Is in the Middle of São Paulo

Before & After: You’d Never Guess This Tiny Oasis Is in the Middle of São Paulo

Before & After: An L.A. Music Producer’s Latest Collab? Turning a Midcentury Into His Family Home

Before & After: An L.A. Music Producer’s Latest Collab? Turning a Midcentury Into His Family Home

A Renovation Turned It Into a Cottage—But You’d Think It Was Still Just an Old Barn

A Renovation Turned It Into a Cottage—But You’d Think It Was Still Just an Old Barn

Before & After: An L.A. Couple Convert a Dated Ohio Home Into a Light-Filled Retreat

Before & After: An L.A. Couple Convert a Dated Ohio Home Into a Light-Filled Retreat

In Paris, an 1800s Horse Stable Is Now an Earth-Toned Tiny Apartment

In Paris, an 1800s Horse Stable Is Now an Earth-Toned Tiny Apartment

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

Almost Every Furnishing in This Multigenerational Flat Was Designed From Scratch

Almost Every Furnishing in This Multigenerational Flat Was Designed From Scratch

A Run-Down Rummer Gets a Fresh Start in Southwest Portland

A Run-Down Rummer Gets a Fresh Start in Southwest Portland

Following in Local “Laneway Housing” Tradition, Two Toronto Architects Craft Their Ideal Family Home

Following in Local “Laneway Housing” Tradition, Two Toronto Architects Craft Their Ideal Family Home

A 1905 Fire Station in Connecticut Is Converted Into a Community Hub for Art and Music

A 1905 Fire Station in Connecticut Is Converted Into a Community Hub for Art and Music

Budget Breakdown: A Butter-Yellow, Swooped-Roof Houston Home Gets a Secret Addition for $507K

Budget Breakdown: A Butter-Yellow, Swooped-Roof Houston Home Gets a Secret Addition for $507K

A Bowie-Inspired Mural Strikes the Right Chord at a Family’s Renovated Flat

A Bowie-Inspired Mural Strikes the Right Chord at a Family’s Renovated Flat

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

Before & After: She Renovated Her Austin Home With an Unusually Specific Aesthetic

Before & After: She Renovated Her Austin Home With an Unusually Specific Aesthetic

This Farmhouse Near Berlin Came With a Tenant. The New Owner Renovated Around Them

This Farmhouse Near Berlin Came With a Tenant. The New Owner Renovated Around Them

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

Francesco Balzano’s Art-Filled Paris Apartment Name Drops Villa Medici and Versailles

Francesco Balzano’s Art-Filled Paris Apartment Name Drops Villa Medici and Versailles

Budget Breakdown: You’d Never Guess This Serene Family Home Was a Marijuana Grow House

Budget Breakdown: You’d Never Guess This Serene Family Home Was a Marijuana Grow House

How Do You Define Spaces in a Tiny Apartment? This Madrid Flat Has Ideas

How Do You Define Spaces in a Tiny Apartment? This Madrid Flat Has Ideas

Construction Diary: How a California Designer Crafted His New Family Home—On Top of Their First Home

Construction Diary: How a California Designer Crafted His New Family Home—On Top of Their First Home

This London Townhome Boasts Two Dedicated Music Listening Areas

This London Townhome Boasts Two Dedicated Music Listening Areas

Carved Up Floors Make This Five-Level Belgian Home More Open

Carved Up Floors Make This Five-Level Belgian Home More Open

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Shed Into an Off-Grid Island Home for €257K

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Shed Into an Off-Grid Island Home for €257K

They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building

They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building

Before & After: A Family Writes a New Chapter for One of the Oldest Homes in the Hudson Valley

Before & After: A Family Writes a New Chapter for One of the Oldest Homes in the Hudson Valley

From the Archive: When Two Families Pooled Their Resources to Renovate an Old Handbag Factory

From the Archive: When Two Families Pooled Their Resources to Renovate an Old Handbag Factory

A Restaurateur From Seattle’s “First Family of Phở” Crafts Her Dream Kitchen for Hosting

A Restaurateur From Seattle’s “First Family of Phở” Crafts Her Dream Kitchen for Hosting

How a Colorado Couple Rehabbed an Abandoned Hacienda in the Yucatán Jungle

How a Colorado Couple Rehabbed an Abandoned Hacienda in the Yucatán Jungle

Once Made for Mail, It’s Now for Your Golden Years

Once Made for Mail, It’s Now for Your Golden Years

Striking Ceramic Screens Take a Cramped Madrid Townhouse From Dark to Delightful for $309K

Striking Ceramic Screens Take a Cramped Madrid Townhouse From Dark to Delightful for $309K

How TikTok Is Changing the Building Trades

How TikTok Is Changing the Building Trades

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